Opening Reception of Artist Hyun-Young Oh’s Solo Exhibition
Come and see the mesmerizing artworks created by the talented Korean artist, Hyun-Young Oh. This exhibition showcases her unique landscape paintings in the digital age and her captivating style that combines vibrant colors and intricate details.
Don’t miss this opportunity to appreciate the amazing talent of Hyun-Young Oh. You’ll have the chance to meet the artist in person and gain insights into her creative process. Come and immerse yourself in the world of art!
**All proceeds will be donated to the Neighbor!
About the Artist: Hyun-Young Oh graduated from Hongik University in Seoul, Korea with a B.F.A in 1972. After raising her five children, she returned to her passion for art and began studying silkscreen printing again. For over 25 years, she has been working tirelessly to create her style of artwork. Her recent works reinterpret classical Korean landscape paintings through a unique combination of silkscreen printing and acrylic with barcodes, QR codes, and Bitcoin logos. She actively holds solo and group exhibitions every year to introduce her new works, which have been exhibited at various galleries and art fairs in Seoul, Busan, Gimpo, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Chennai, Singapore, and other cities.
Landscape in the Digital Age
The digital revolution, which began with the invention of computers and the spread of the Internet, is completely changing how we live today. Digital information that has replaced the real world effectively controls analog life and breaks the limitations of physical regions and distances through the exchange of information online and social media.
The works of Hyun Young Oh reflect the rapidly changing spirit of the times and reinterpret Korean traditional landscape and folk paintings with a modern perspective. Instead of the conventional brushstrokes of Korean classical painting, she uses straight lines in barcodes marked for computerized product management or squared QR codes that display information in a two-dimensional matrix. In addition, as an element of her work, Oh often uses encrypted circular bitcoins that enable direct online financial transactions among individuals.
Her recent work, The Sun Series, is a close-up of the sun which was the object of worship in ancient religions. By replacing the sublime sun with barcodes, bitcoins, and QR codes, Oh satirizes the twisted desires of capitalist society and religion. Her unique landscape makes us contemplate modern society where everything is quantified and mechanized and paradoxically evokes the romance of the past analog era.
About Neighbor
Nobody moves to New York City to be a “neighbor.” In fact, despite the love of shows like Friends or Seinfeld across generations, which center on rich relationships among neighbors, most New Yorkers have a hard time naming those who live in their building or around the corner.
Now, perhaps more than ever, we realize how necessary and life-giving it is to be in a relationship with those most proximate to us.
At Neighbor, our goal is to provide the space and opportunities for neighbors to meet and connect, for their well-being and the flourishing of the neighborhood. Some of the ways Neighbor has been used to do this so far are hosting neighborhood boards, art exhibitions, listening parties, religious communities, children’s reading circles, and co-working spaces — and we hope to add many more.
Time: 1:30 — 3:30 pm
Free!
